Kitchen Operations Lead | Food Safety & Team Leadership

rljordan; Laurens (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

rljordan is seeking a Kitchen Manager to oversee daily kitchen operations, supervise staff, and ensure compliance with food safety standards.

You will coordinate ordering, inventory, scheduling, training, and performance coaching, while maintaining sanitation and safety requirements. The role demands strong communication, customer service, and knowledge of ServSafe procedures to drive quality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Must have ServSafe Certification.
• Experience in kitchen management preferred.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise the kitchen employees according to food safety standards.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal, and local food handling requirements and standards.
• Provide direction to kitchen employees, ensuring the execution of all employee duties.
• Set regular cleaning standards and verify that the staff is maintaining sanitation and safety standards
• Order all food and supplies for the kitchen
• Check in kitchen vendors by counting each item and ensuring all items are correct
• Supervise food prep and cooking times.
• Check food temperatures (165-degree cook temp & 135-degree hold temp)
• Maintain correct portion sizes.
• Quality Control: Make sure items are dated & labeled correctly by Dhec standards, using FIFO rule (first in first out)
• Ensure food products are stored in compliance with safety practices.
• Perform weekly inventory counts
• Control waste by tracking waste
• Train all kitchen employees on food prep, procedures, and managing inventory.
• Drive customer satisfaction through quality control and efficiency.
• Must be knowledgeable of all kitchen operations and safety procedures,
• Knowledge of first aid (in case of burns & cuts)
• Knowledge of how to fill out the company incident report.
• Maintain high-performance standards.
• Supervise, coach, and motivate kitchen employees.
• Recruit, interview & complete New Hire paperwork for all kitchen employees.
• Create weekly schedules and ensure staff is clocking in correctly for the kitchen
• A positive leader with excellent communication skills.
• Must have excellent customer service skills.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Leadership

Education

ServSafe Certification

Job description

rljordan is seeking a Kitchen Manager to oversee daily kitchen operations, supervise staff, and ensure compliance with food safety standards.

You will coordinate ordering, inventory, scheduling, training, and performance coaching, while maintaining sanitation and safety requirements. The role demands strong communication, customer service, and knowledge of ServSafe procedures to drive quality and efficiency.